After returning from our midnight trip to the ER we finally got some sleep and slept in just a little bit. We still managed to get up and going to be at Sea World close to opening. Colin was already feeling better and we headed straight to the dolphin area to participate in the dolphin feeding. I'm not sure who was more excited about feeding the dolphins, Colin or myself, but we were both stoked! We bought lots of fish trays and listened carefully to the instructions and then fed the dolphins. I got some great pictures, and Colin got to feed and pet the dolphins which was super exciting for him. Colin was thrilled to spend the day with Cousin Charlotte. We fed everything we were allowed to feed multiple times, since feeding the animals was pretty much the highlight of Colin's day. We took in some shows and Colin got a kick out of the whales and dolphins doing tricks. He saw one show and was convinced HE was a dolphin trainer and anytime he passed and underwater viewing area for whales or dolphins he would go nuts giving them made up hand signals to get them to do tricks. It was pretty funny to watch. Later that evening we did a "Dine with Shamu" dinner. Amazing! So worth the money and I'm so glad we did it! It was a buffet style dinner and every table was right up next to the glass in a killer whale tank. The trainers were out doing a laid back training session with the whales and giving lots of good information about them. The trainers walked around and talked to us and let us ask questions and shared some excellent information. Finally to end off the night we watched an ice skating show and fireworks finale. Colin was exhausted by the end of the night and he fell asleep in Shelby's arms during the ice skating show. We figured when the loud fireworks started that he would wake up. Wrong. The kid slept through it ALL and never moved a muscle. When the show was over we carried him, still sleeping all the way out of the park and back to the car, where he slept again. Being a dolphin trainer must be hard work!
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